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GREENBURGH – The Rangers always go into training camp with T-shirts bearing motivational slogans. This year, though, motivation is going to be natural and aplenty. Coming off a terribly inconsistent 2015-16, and an embarrassing five-game first-round playoff loss, the Rangers opened training camp with physicals on Thursday and they hit…

I’m losing interest in the World Cup of Hockey by the minute, and the opening of Rangers training camp in Greenburgh Thursday will further erode that interest. The Rangers will undergo physicals Thursday, and Friday they’ll do on-ice testing etc. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault is scheduled to meet the media…

From the NYR: NEW YORK RANGERS PROSPECT REPORT – 2016 TRAVERSE CITY TOURNAMENT RECAP The New York Rangers posted a 2-1-1 record in the 2016 Traverse City Tournament. Through three round-robin games, the Blueshirts were one of two teams in the eight-team tournament that did not register a regulation loss…

Thoughts: I didn’t think USA had a shot going into this event, none at all. I was surprised the Americans beat Canada in the exhibition game early on, but that really meant nothing. And the way this team was built, to grind and grit, well, it sure didn’t play that…

From the NYR: 2016-17 RANGERS INDIVIDUAL TICKETS GO ON-SALE FOR 90TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON General Public On-Sale Begins Saturday, September 24 at 12PM; Pre-Sale for Chase Cardmembers Begins on Tuesday, September 20 at 1PM Partial Ticket Plans and Group Ticket Options Still Available New York, September 19, 2016 – The New…

The World Cup of Hockey begins today with the USA-Europe game at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. Canada plays the Czech Republic tonight. For those who need to a reminder, five Rangers are competing: Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan (USA), Henrik Lundqvist (Sweden), Mats Zuccarello (Europe) and J.T. Miller (North America,…

GREENBURGH — The pro careers of the Rangers’ top two prospects unofficially begin today. Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich will play on a Rangers team at the annual four-team Traverse City prospects tournament in Michigan. “I think it will be good to get to know some of the guys and play…

By Jim Nasium How many of you here watch Game of Thrones? Since I can’t see whose hands are raised, I’m just going to assume that the majority of you are currently in the affirmative. Even if you don’t consider yourself a fan, I’m sure that even casual exposure to…

From the NYR: RANGERS NAME CHRIS DRURY ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER NEW YORK, September 2, 2016 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has promoted Chris Drury to Assistant General Manager. In his expanded role, Drury, 40, will assist Gorton on all player transactions and contract…

From the NYR: RANGERS ANNOUNCE 2016 TRAVERSE CITY TOURNAMENT ROSTER Annual prospect tournament begins September 16 NEW YORK, August 29, 2016 – The New York Rangers have announced their roster for the 2016 Traverse City Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The Blueshirts are making their 10th consecutive appearance in the eight-team…

In case you missed it, here is the official announcement of the Rangers’ signing of free agent Brandon Pirri (by the way, good job by the Rangers announcing the terms): RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT FORWARD BRANDON PIRRI NEW YORK, August 26, 2016 – New York Rangers General Manager…

I was the guest on USA Today’s first Top Shelf podcast of the coming season, and hope to be many times during 2016-17. We talked about the state of the Rangers, Jimmy Vesey, Jeff Gorton and a bunch of other stuff. Meanwhile, here is my story on the reported…

My Earliest Rangers Memories By CTRANGER I wanted to share some of my early memories of MSG and some memorable Rangers games I attended. I remember my first game. I was about 10 years old, my Mom and Dad took me in the early 70’s to see the Rangers take…

The Curious Case of Alain Vigneault By Andrew Chelney The vast majority of New York Rangers fans were joyous when the club announced it had fired head coach John Tortorella on May 29, 2013, four days after being eliminated in the conference semifinals by the Boston Bruins in five games.…

Transcripts from Friday night’s conference calls with Rangers GM Jeff Gorton and newest Ranger Jimmy Vesey: Jeff Gorton: On what selling-point tilted Vesey’s decision: “It’s hard to say it’s just one. I think that, when he looked at the Rangers, he looked at a lot of things. I think we…

The Rangers were the last team standing in a four-day contest of hype and hope, as they were “chosen” Friday by free-agent winger Jimmy Vesey, the Hobey Baker Award winner from Harvard. Vesey, 23, a third-round draft pick of Nashville in 2012, did not sign with the Predators, had his…

Peter Fish, the agent for Jimmy Vesey, said his much-hyped free-agent client would not make his decision Thursday, according to reports. I suspect Vesey, a winger and Hobey Baker winner from Harvard who was originally drafted but unsigned by Nashville, will announce his decision Friday. According to many reports he has…

I want to welcome to Rangers Report all the readers of the great Andrew Gross’s Ranger Rants blog, which is shut down now that Andrew has moved over to cover the Devils for the Record. In case you missed it, Andrew wrote about the change yesterday. You can read it…

Let the games begin. No, not those games. Back from a short vacation today, the Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes begin at midnight. The Harvard winger and former Nashville draft pick officially becomes a free agent today. Vesey, 23, is in that odd situation where money most certainly will not be the determining…

Emile Francis and the Metropolitan Hockey League By George Grimm On Dec. 17, 2015 Emile Francis was presented with the Wayne Gretzky International Award at the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Boston. The award, which was established by the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999, is…